The Bentonville bomb squad was called in Wednesday afternoon when Fayetteville officers found a device in the car of a suicidal person.

The Bentonville bomb squad was called in Wednesday afternoon when Fayetteville officers found a device in the car of a suicidal person.

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Updated: 8:22 PM CST Feb 19, 2014

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WEBVTT (TURN) THE BOMB SQUAD IS INVESTIGATING A SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE INSIDE OF A CAR. 40/29'S BEN WAGNER IS LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE WITH MORE ON THIS BREAKING NEWS. BEN - THE DEVICE HAS JUST BEEN MADE SAFE? WE JUST GOT WORD FROM THE BOMB SQUAD THAT THEY MADE THE SUSPICIOUS PACKAGE SAFE...POLICE SAY THAT MEANS THERE WAS SOMETHING DANGEROUS ABOUT IT---BUT WE DON'T KNOW YET IF IT WAS A BOMB OR THE MAKINGS OF A BOMB. SYCAMORE STREET ON THE EAST SIDE OF COLLEGE AVENUE IS SHUT DOWN BECAUSE THE BENTONVILLE BOMB SQUAD IS UP THE STREET. POLICE TELL US THEY WERE ON SCENE FOR A SUICIDAL PERSON WHEN THEY FOUND A BOMB-LIKE' DEVICE INSIDE THE MAN'S CAR. THEY THEN CALLED THE BOMB SQUAD IN AND SHUT THE ROAD DOWN TO KEEP TRAFFIC OUT. OFFICERS AREN'T EVACUATING THE NEIGHBORHOOD BECAUSE THEY SAY THE DEVICE IS SMALL BUT THEY DON'T WANT CARS DRIVING BY. FAYETTEVILLE POLICE ALSO SAYS THEY'VE LET SCHOOLS IN THE AREA KNOW SO THEY CAN DIVERT BUS ROUTES AWAY FROM THIS AREA. AGAIN - THE BENTONVILLE BOMB SQUAD IS ON SCENE WELL UP SYCAMORE AVENUE ON THE 400 BLOCK OF ASH STREET. REPORTING LIVE IN FAYETTEVILLE BEN WAGNER, 40/29 NEWS. OFFICERS HAVE BEEN ON SCENE SINCE ABOUT 3 THIS AFTERNOON. THE REGIONAL BOMB SQUAD IS BASED IN BENTONVILLE AND RESPONDS TO SUSPICIOUS DEVICES IN NORTHWEST ARKANSAS.